Program Information

The program offers access to a range of courses through Tsinghua’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences where participants take regular university classes alongside their Chinese peers. The School includes the departments of philosophy, Chinese language and literature, foreign languages, history, sociology, and political science, and institutes in economics and international relations. For students with other interests, they may be allowed to register for up to two courses outside of the School. In addition, all students are required to enroll in one language course and for students who obtain a low score on the onsite language placement test, they may be recommended to take additional Chinese language courses in place of their regular university courses.

To facilitate the transition into the Chinese university system, the program begins with a Language and Culture Workshop designed to help students sharpen their Chinese skills before they begin their university courses and to familiarize them with Chinese academic culture and campus life. Additionally, Tsinghua University graduate students are assigned to tutor program students in their main areas of study and also to help them navigate the Chinese academic system. A Tsinghua faculty member advises students on their academic programs and the program assistant organizes co-curricular activities.